According to a report by The Washington Post, the Biden administration is trying to bolster international support for the war by persuading the president of Ukraine to reverse his previous stance.
The move is not intended to push Ukraine to the bargaining table, but rather to ease international fears about supporting an indefinite war, and is a sign of the increasingly complex foreign policy strategy being employed by the White House.
It has been more than eight months since the country was invaded and, while the Biden administration has pledged to financially supportUkraine for "as long as it takes," there has been growing tension among Washington lawmakers who feel US backing should not be a free blank check.
One US official told The Post thatUkraine fatigue is a real thing for some of their partners.
Zelenskyy's current hard-line stance against negotiation is due to atrocities committed during the war, including the rape of civilians and torture of prisoners, which resulted in Zelenskyy's current hard-line stance against negotiation.
In July, the Ukrainian President vowed to fight until all Ukrainian territories are liberated from Russian occupation and in late September issued a decree that declared peace talks impossible.
Concerns have been raised that the US is supporting a war with no end in sight. As the economic impacts of the war continue to be felt in the states, bipartisan calls for diplomacy have increased, while the White House this week authorized $400 million more in military aid to be sent toUkraine.
Representatives for the Biden administration did not reply immediately.
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